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SBU Successfully Destroys Two Russian Su-27 Jets in Crimea Attack, Damages Control Tower
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Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) successfully struck two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea, SBU wrote in Telegram on December 20.
One of the jets, fully equipped with munitions and ready for combat, was destroyed in the attack. The estimated value of the two aircraft is around $70 million.
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In addition to the aircraft, the strike also damaged the control tower, potentially complicating flight operations at the airfield. This marks the second successful SBU strike on the Belbek airfield in recent days, SBU reported.
On December 18, SBU drones targeted Russian military equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including radar systems and a MiG-31 fighter jet.
“The SBU’s strikes on key military airfields, as well as the destruction of enemy aircraft and air defense systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea, significantly reduce its military potential in the region. This systematic work will continue,” SBU stated.
Previously, it was reported that SBU has struck a third Russian offshore oil production platform in the Caspian Sea, according to SBU sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda.
The operation was carried out by fighters from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Center, using long-range strike drones to hit the target deep inside Russian energy infrastructure.
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